Picking our 177 up in 2 weeks, a daunting 1st trip

The aquarium there is great, I can spend a FULL day there no problem.. rest of the family can't. lol.

Few years ago, "we" did the Monterrey, San Fransisco, Seattle, and Vancouver aquariums all in a 8 day run, while on a cruise.

The best campground (I think, and it has been several years since we camped there) down at MB is "Marina Dunes". We really enjoyed camping there, and it was close to everything.

I know we have other NorCal members on here, and hopefully they will chime in about what all to do, but suffice it to say, we stay busy when we are out there. Just got back from a week out there two weeks ago.

As Thousand Trail's members, there are about 25-30 campgrounds in Cali to visit, so a lot of our camping out there, though not all, is centered around their facilities.

EDIT: my wife points out we really liked Pacific Dunes quite a bit too, but I am not sure about staying there if you are not a member.. some TT's do that, but not all.

Looks good!! You will have to keep us posted about the trip/move.

BTW, from Sacto, there is TONS of cold weather camping within an hour, or just a bit more, drive. I grew up there, as a member of a very camping/hunting oriented family. Last summer we were out there camping with my parents for the fourth of July, up in the sierras (south lake tahoe area), and we ran heaters every night, and the afternoon of the day we went back to my parents house, the campground got 6" of snow.

One of the neatest things about growing up there was.. you could surf, and snow ski, on the same day, year 'round, and never be more than 3 hours drive from home.

Sounds like a real adventure! Welcome to the podding world and happy trailering.
On the main highways, snow isn't as much a problem as wind, even down around I 10. Remember that going from TX to AZ thru NM you will cross the continental divide and there ain't nothin' between you and the North Pole but a couple of strands of barbed wire somewhere north of you! Then from LA to Sacramento you have to go over that pass -and some others- to get out of the Valley. Makes the PA pike from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh feel like a drive thru the Everglades!
Good luck and enjoy. We did a trip the other way from Phoenix to Worcester, MA with a six month old, one dog,one cat, and a 24 ft U-haul towing the car, experience of a lifetime!

Go west on the southern most route,,,Route 10

Originally posted by Bill Ky Traveling in December you may use quite a bit of propane for heating. Ordinary fix for that would be to use an electric heater to conserve propane, but not sure if it's a good idea or doable with a small child and multiple pets. So you may want to consider carrying an extra propane tank or getting pod setup with dual propane tanks and an auto switch over regulator. Another option I'm looking into is building a bracket to hold a 40 pound tank which will double my capacity and use the 20 pound tank as a back up.